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There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
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Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
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Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
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Great photos from the car! I wouldn't have guessed you weren't standing right there in person. And the delicate one is still beautiful, even if you were a bit far away from it.
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Too bad the parking was full. Out of curiosity and to help w/my planning.... about what time a day was it that you made it over to the full parking lot? Were staying over night; so hopefully we will be ok if we get going first thing that morning.....
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I got a few days behind again. Wow...the pictures are just amazing. I don't get tired looking at them one bit. The arches look so neat. I have a friend who went there a few years ago and she did hike out. She got some amazing pictures.
Too bad the parking was full. Out of curiosity and to help w/my planning.... about what time a day was it that you made it over to the full parking lot? Were staying over night; so hopefully we will be ok if we get going first thing that morning.....
Well, we had an hour's drive there.... then we looked round the Visitor Centre. I think we ate lunch about this time.... I'm guessing maybe midday or 1pm?
Thursday 15 September – part five: not something to do if you don’t like enclosed spaces
We set off back along the park’s main road, stopping first at the Salt Valley Overlook, although I wasn’t overly impressed with the views from here. I’d seen better angles driving along to get here.
We headed for the Fiery Furnace viewpoint next...
Then our next stop was the Sand Dune Arch. At first, we sat in the car and got some photos of an arch in the distance, wondering where on earth the Sand Dune one was. We saw a sign, so decided to walk down to that and found that it was pointing the way, so we followed it...
Looking a little hesitant about the whole thing, I think!
My goodness, this is not something you want to try and do if you have a problem with enclosed spaces, as the rocks really rear up around you here.
We got through that and I was amazed to see so much greenery here. However, I was also expecting to see a Sand Dune Arch?
: apparently we had to go a bit further, about 100 yards in fairness, before we got there, but finally we got to see an arch up close!
It was here that we were asked if we were Irish. Some of the other Americans looked around, very confused and, after the couple who’d asked the question left, a woman from Cincinnati just looked at us and said “what?” We had a really nice chat with her, as she marvelled at her country people’s ignorance.
Soon we were back out into the open again and got some shots of more arches in the distance.
We headed back to the car and drove past the Skyline Arch, as the parking area was absolutely packed and there was, again, nowhere to park. We figured we’d see if the situation changed when we came back.
I'm glad you decided to do the walk up to the arch as the photos of you and Mark are great! I'm still amazed all the time that there are so many wide open spaces in the US. I grew up just outside NYC and live in a city now. Open spaces like that just don't exist in our big population centers!
I'm glad you decided to do the walk up to the arch as the photos of you and Mark are great! I'm still amazed all the time that there are so many wide open spaces in the US. I grew up just outside NYC and live in a city now. Open spaces like that just don't exist in our big population centers!
That's something that still amazes me as well. When you get out into the national parks, it gives you a real idea of how big the States are.
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That reminds me a bit of the Garden of the Gods near Colorado Springs, CO. You can get yourself into some real tight quarters amongst the rocks! I'm glad you got to see an arch up close and personal. Amazing stuff! Irish.
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Beautiful shots! I had modem problems and got behind, but am caught up again now. What a spectacular place. I happened to see a video clip on Good Morning America of some guys who set up a swing from one of the arches... Moab Arch Swing - YouTube
What a video! You got to watch that first step!! I can't imagine that was good for the arch, though. I would assume there were no park rangers around at the time.
Beautiful shots! I had modem problems and got behind, but am caught up again now. What a spectacular place. I happened to see a video clip on Good Morning America of some guys who set up a swing from one of the arches... Moab Arch Swing - YouTube
Oh my goodness! Beautiful footage, but that guy has to be insane to do that!
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We saw a sign, so decided to walk down to that and found that it was pointing the way, so we followed it... 
Some of the other Americans looked around, very confused and, after the couple who’d asked the question left, a woman from Cincinnati just looked at us and said “what?” We had a really nice chat with her, as she marvelled at her country people’s ignorance. 
We figured we’d see if the situation changed when we came back. 
I really loved this particular set of photos for some reason!
Beautiful footage, but that guy has to be insane to do that! 
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